Your Ben/April feelings are my Ben/April feelings! I get why people are shipping them, and I don't want to be one of those annoying Leslie/Ben shippers who gets on people for shipping it (because people should ship what they want to ship), but I can't bring myself to really ship it, mostly because I could never see Ben with anyone else other than Leslie. I've read some great April/Ben fic, and I do get why people like them, but I don't like them above friends. (Other factor is that I am a super big fan of platonic boy-girl friendships, and whenever one shows up I kind of jump at it.)
I'm glad you feel the same way about the Ben/April stuff! I totally get why people are shipping them, and there were even a few moments when I was like "If Leslie didn't exist, I would be all over this!" but... she does exist, so I just can't go there myself. And I agree that platonic boy-girl friendships are great and there definitely aren't enough of them on TV that are purely platonic and never stray to the romantic side of things, so that's definitely a nice aspect of their dynamic!
Yeah, exactly! Ben/April are definitely appealing, but as long as Leslie exists, I just can't ship anyone but Leslie/Ben.
I'm all caught up now, and I got really addicted to the show! It's not perfect, but there's so much I really enjoy about it, and I'm really glad I decided to catch up. I'll be posting all my thoughts about season 1 probably tomorrow, and I'm excited to discuss the show with everyone! :)
I agree with you on Ben/April. I would be totally into it in an AU sort of way, i.e. if they weren't with April or Andy. But I love Leslie/Ben and, to a lesser degree, April/Andy too much to imagine them actually canonically being with anyone else. That said, the shipping policing that's going on in the fandom is a tad ridiculous - on the one hand Leslie/Ben shippers hating on people who like April/Ben, and on the other hand April/Ben shippers bashing Leslie/Ben and crowing about their ship having more chemistry. LIVE AND LET LIVE AND SHIP AND LET SHIP PEOPLE.
I'm glad things are going much better with your irritating co-worker!
I hope things go well with the career counsellor. I tend to avoid things too instead of facing them, so I totally get how even taking that step feels like an accomplishment!
Yeah, the shipping policing is just ridiculous to me, I mean... people can like different things!!! It's okay!!! The world won't end if a few Leslie/Ben shippers start thinking Ben/April could be fun!!! I mean, it's not like it would ever happen in canon, anyways.
Thanks! Things are... overall better, but she does still do some things every once and awhile that bug me. But those moments are far more isolated than they were, at least!
Thank you! I hope so, too; I could really do with some direction right now. I have such an avoidant personality, it's ridiculous, so yeah, it's great to feel like I'm finally not just avoiding the future and everything.
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I'm all caught up now, and I got really addicted to the show! It's not perfect, but there's so much I really enjoy about it, and I'm really glad I decided to catch up. I'll be posting all my thoughts about season 1 probably tomorrow, and I'm excited to discuss the show with everyone! :)
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I'm glad things are going much better with your irritating co-worker!
I hope things go well with the career counsellor. I tend to avoid things too instead of facing them, so I totally get how even taking that step feels like an accomplishment!
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Thanks! Things are... overall better, but she does still do some things every once and awhile that bug me. But those moments are far more isolated than they were, at least!
Thank you! I hope so, too; I could really do with some direction right now. I have such an avoidant personality, it's ridiculous, so yeah, it's great to feel like I'm finally not just avoiding the future and everything.
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